hondaluvr Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Got a new project about a week ago.. Figured I would show it off.:naughty: So I picked it up really cheap in okc after searching for one for weeks. Its a 79 Datsun 620 pickup, 5 speed, and with the l20 engine. Amazingly the radio and all 4 speakers still work and it had the owners manual. The speedometer is kinda off and it has a holly carb off of a ford ranger? kinda ghetto rigged onto it. I drove it 80 miles home running on 3 cylinders, guy told me a valve was stuck open and when i popped the valve cover off one of the rockers was just chilling off to the side of the valve. It was missing two rocker arm keepers, Fuel filter was bypassed, air pump and egr systems were both plugged off or disconnected, one plug was completely blown, it was out of time, and last but not least it was running way rich and backfiring through the carb spitting gas. Also needs some rust fixed bad! My new keepers will be in tomorrow, did an oil change, new ngk plugs, new air filter, my buddy helped me retime it, adjust the carb, and check the valves. PLANS: really want to fit an sr20 my buddy has sitting in storage into this beast and lower it a little bit. Make it a fun weekend "Ratsun". Maybe throw some S14 front seats in it and a nardi wood grain steering wheel and redo the interior in black. Hopefully We will be fixing all the rust and painting it soon. Interior Engine Heres the blown bosch platinum plug Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 ford carb? not stock... thats for chure.. Quote Link to comment
dave71 Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 well you got a good structure to work with there...good luck Quote Link to comment
hondaluvr Posted August 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 yeah from what i have been told its a ford carb.. alot of stuff bypassed lol.. first time to mess with carbs but thank god i work with two guys that know enough, if not to much about them. Quote Link to comment
Moedatto Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Awsome truck for sure! that carb looks like the carbs they run on Slant Sixes.. they suck and I would suggest swaping it out for something better STAT! maybe even the stock Hitachi carb at least:/ Quote Link to comment
pharouh Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 nice start for a project! Don't you just love previous owners? "It was running great when I parked it" :D Quote Link to comment
420n620 Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 you need to get a Ratsun sticker on that 620, it won't be an offical Ratsun trk until then. get er done Quote Link to comment
hang_510 Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 screen name FAIL! Don't you just love previous owners? :wub: <_< :rofl: Quote Link to comment
hondaluvr Posted August 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 lol already planned on the sticker! get one soon and yeah.. the guy drove it but not much haha he worked in oil Quote Link to comment
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